Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society
Description
In 1911 Fairmont Railway Motors Inc. of Fairmont, Minnesota started building many different transports for workers and equipment to inspect and maintain rail lines. These gasoline powered vehicles replaced hand cars and were widely used on the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad and nearly all other North American railroads in the 1950s and '60s. The Speeders were later replaced in the 1980s with the more flexible Hi-Rail trucks that could transport more men and equipment and ran on both roads and rails.
The pictured speeder is pulling equipment and picking up worn out ties.
About This Item
- Title: Fairmont Speeder on the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, ca. 1965
- Creation Date: circa 1965
- Subject Date: circa 1965
- Location: ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 8 cm x 8 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company--Equipment and supplies
- Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company--People
Other Keywords
- B&A
- Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
- Bangor & Aroostook RR
- Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company
- Bangor and Aroostook RR
- Fairmont
- Fairmont Railway Motors Inc
- speeder
- ties
For more information about this item, contact:
Oakfield Historical SocietyPO Box 176, Oakfield, ME 04763
(207) 267-1294
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